Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18

मङ्गलपत्रिकाग्रहणम् — Reception of the Auspicious Marriage Invitation

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । भवतस्तु व्रतमिदम्भक्तवश्यो भवान्मतः । सम्यक् कृतं च भवता पार्वतीमानसेप्सितम्

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | bhavatastu vratamidambhaktavaśyo bhavānmataḥ | samyak kṛtaṃ ca bhavatā pārvatīmānasepsitam

Translation

那罗陀说道：“你此誓愿确实相称，因为你被认为是为虔敬所感、为信爱所胜者。你已如法圆满行持，因此成就了帕尔瓦蒂心中所愿。”

Word by Word

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• bhavataḥ: of you
• bhavataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• tu: indeed, but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, particle (निपात)

• vratam: vow, observance
• vratam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhakta-vaśyaḥ: submissive to devotees
• bhakta-vaśyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √bhaj) + vaśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha; ‘bhaktānāṃ vaśyaḥ’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhavān: you (honorific)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mataḥ: are considered
• mataḥ: Kriya (क्रिया; विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘considered/held to be’

• samyak: properly, well
• samyak: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• kṛtam: has been done
• kṛtam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘done’ (impersonal/passive sense)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• bhavatā: by you
• bhavatā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• pārvatī-mānasa-īpsitam: what was desired in Pārvatī’s mind
• pārvatī-mānasa-īpsitam: Karta (कर्ता; ‘kṛtam’ इत्यस्य विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक) + īpsita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √āp/√īps)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha; ‘pārvatyāḥ mānase īpsitam’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse highlights the Shaiva principle that sincere devotion (bhakti) has spiritual authority: the Lord is described as bhaktavaśya—accessible to the devotee—so a rightly performed vow becomes inwardly transformative and fulfills divine purpose.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By praising the efficacy of vrata grounded in devotion, the verse supports Saguna Shiva worship—approaching Shiva through personal devotion and disciplined observances (often expressed through Linga-pūjā, mantra, and ritual purity) to align the heart with divine grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests disciplined vrata as a bhakti-practice—supported by Shiva-oriented japa (e.g., the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and regular worship—performed correctly (samyak) with steadiness and sincerity.